TechCrunch · Reporting
Sep 28, 2026
Vertical + Enterprise · Private company · Deployment
Clay
✓ VerifiedClay matters because it is turning data enrichment and outbound operations into an AI-native workflow surface for modern go-to-market teams.
New York, USFounded 2017API accessWeekday review target
Editorial intelligence brief
Editorial focus
Launched Claygent Builder in May 2026 and expanded its GTM platform with Clay Functions, MCP access, Audiences, and open-weight model options.
Focus: AI-powered go-to-market data enrichment and outbound workflow automation
Latest funding
$100M
Series C · source-backed
Tracked funding
$100M
Sum of itemized funding events
Latest valuation
Not tracked
No source-backed record
Latest revenue
Not tracked
Deployment lifecycle position
Editorially verified updates
What changed
Launched Claygent Builder in May 2026 and expanded its GTM platform with Clay Functions, MCP access, Audiences, and open-weight model options.
External coverage of Clay
Selected by relevance, date and publisher; grouped by story. External reporting is not independently verified by the map. Article dates are publisher timestamps supplied by the discovery feed; quieter profiles may show coverage up to 90 days old.
Last checked Oct 18, 2026.
The New York Times · Reporting
Sep 10, 2026
SiliconANGLE · Reporting
Sep 9, 2026
Source-backed financial history
Funding and financial history
Funding, valuation, revenue, and debt are kept separate so unlike measurements are never presented as one trend.
Records
1
Sum of recorded funding
$100M
Coverage
partial
Partial history: earlier or intervening rounds may be missing. The sum covers only the announcements recorded here, not lifetime funding. Announced commitments may be paid over time; this is not a cash balance. Dates show announcements or first public reports, which can follow the investment itself.
One funding announcement recorded. More dated rounds are needed to show funding over time.
#1
Series C · $100M
Running tracked total: $100M
#1
Series C · $100M
Running tracked total: $100M
Sources and details for every recorded funding announcement, newest first.
Series C · $100M
$100M Series C.
Product surface
Products and model families
Recent models
No standalone model family is structured for this profile.
Products
ClayClaygent BuilderClay MCPClay FunctionsAudiences
Open weights
No
API access
Yes
Review target
Weekday
Market position
Lifecycle and strategic signals
Research
Preview
Growth
Deployment
Deployment: Production & at scale
Focus
AI-powered go-to-market data enrichment and outbound workflow automation
Signals
EnterpriseWorkflowsDistribution
Taxonomy
Workflow AIVertical + Enterprise
Competitive context
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Infrastructure & distribution
Where Clay sits in the AI stack
01
Model layer
No standalone model family tracked
02
Access layer
Managed API
03
Market layer
Vertical + Enterprise
Public product surface
ClayClaygent BuilderClay MCPClay FunctionsAudiences
Stack signals
Workflow AIEnterpriseWorkflowsDistribution
This section reflects publicly visible product and access signals. Undisclosed GPU, cloud, training, and data-center contracts are not inferred.
Evidence trail
Sources and corrections
Primary and public sources used to verify the structured company profile.
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